How much are property taxes in San Mateo, CA?

Name: Property taxes in San Mateo, CA, 2020–2024
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Homeowners in San Mateo, CA pay a median of $10,000 or more a year in real estate taxes (2020–2024 American Community Survey, table B25103).

Homes with a mortgage pay a median of $10,000 or more.

Homes without a mortgage pay a median of $6,658.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median real estate taxes: $10,000 or more
With a mortgage: $10,000 or more
Without a mortgage: $6,658

Real estate taxes in San Mateo against San Mateo County, its state and the nation

Median real estate taxes paid a year, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Mateo	San Mateo County	California	United States
Median real estate taxes	$10,000 or more	$9,519 (±$153)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119
Homes with a mortgage	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$5,839 (±$17)	$3,489
Homes without a mortgage	$6,658 (±$435)	$6,502 (±$199)	$3,825 (±$19)	$2,576
Median home value	$1,618,700 (±$35,518)	$1,559,600 (±$16,159)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700

How property taxes in San Mateo have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$1,098,400 (±$18,991)	$1,618,700 (±$35,518)	+47.4%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median real estate taxes in places near San Mateo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Mateo
Place	Distance	Median real estate taxes	Compared with this place
San Mateo	—	$10,000 or more	—
Hillsborough	2.6 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Baywood Park	2.7 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Foster City	3.3 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Belmont	3.3 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Highlands	3.4 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Burlingame	3.5 mi	$10,000 or more	—
San Carlos	4.8 mi	$10,000 or more	—
Millbrae	5.7 mi	$9,996 (±$617)	—

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median real estate taxes across San Mateo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median real estate taxes
1 (tie)	Foster City	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Half Moon Bay	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Hillsborough	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Menlo Park	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Portola Valley	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	San Carlos	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	San Mateo	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Woodside	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Baywood Park	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Emerald Lake Hills	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Highlands	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	Ladera	$10,000 or more
1 (tie)	West Menlo Park	$10,000 or more

Showing 13 of 31 places in San Mateo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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How much are property taxes in San Mateo?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in San Mateo, CA is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for San Mateo city, California (place:68252, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M from the 2019 release.

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B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25103_002E, B25103_002M, B25103_003E, B25103_003M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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